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  1. stubbornhill

    My Broody Hen and Musical Nesting Boxes

    I have a hen that has been broody for a couple of weeks. I wasn't going to let her hatch eggs, because frankly I don't know that our young roo is capable of getting the job done. Anyhoo...every night for 2 weeks I was taking the eggs away from her. She is persistant, so I figured, OK, you...
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    Momma Hen and one chick - can they be blended with the rest

    Hi all. I have a hen who hatched out 1 chick. It is about 2 weeks old. They have been in a brooder in the hen house. Momma is going crazy in the brooder and wants out badly. How long do I have to keep her in there with her chick? Can I let them out and just leave the door open so that...
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    Broody Hen sitting in top row

    Hi all, I have a broody that is sitting on three eggs in the top row of nesting boxes. She has been there for about a week. She is the first hen that I have ever had go broody. My question is: Should I leave here there until she has the chicks or move her? The nesting box is about 4 ft...
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    Doesn't it figure?

    On Monday we just got our "box-o-chix" from McMurray Hatchery. All are doing very well and are lively and vibrant! Well wouldn't you know...but I think that I have a broody Austrolorp! Last night when I went to shut everyone in. She was not on the roosting poles like normal, but in a...
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    Partridge Rock and a ???

    I have a Patridge Rock roo and several different kinds of hens. I know that a Red Sex Link is created from two different breeds. And that is where my knowledge on chicken genetics ends. If I hatch eggs from my roo and Rhode Island Red, Australorp, White Legern, Speckeled Sussex, what will I...
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    Do hens practice being broody before they actually get broody?

    I have one RIR about 2 1/2 - 3 years old. She seems to be setting in the nesting box a bit more then ususal and is all flattened out in the "broody position". However, she does get down during the day and goes outside foraging, etc. Last night when I got home, I had to dig under her for eggs...
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    Pink skin/scales in between toes and on legs.

    I have noticed recently that two of my older hens, roughly 2 1/2 -3 years old, have some pink coloring between their toes and one has some of the pink coloring up her legs a bit. My roo who also has yellow legs has some pink showing too on his legs. Is this normal? I have never noticed it...
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    Do white Leghorns moult?

    I know... to me this sounds like a really silly question. However, I now have 3 of them. The farmer I got 2 of them from said that they don't moult. I haven't had the first one through a moulting season, so I took his word for it. Now...I have white feathers all over the place. Looks like a...
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    My older girls are mad and they are letting me know it!

    Last week, I introduced 4 new hens to our flock. The next day, our 2 older girls that still lay eggs, laid an egg. (I assume it was already in the shoot.) Since then (a week) however, NO EGGS! Apparently they are on strike, a picket line of sorts, a line in the sand has been drawn and they...
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    How much space is suggested per turkey?

    We are considering turkeys for next year. I like the looks of the Broad Breasted Bronze. How much space per bird is recommended and how long does it take for them to mature? Thanks in advance for replies!
  11. stubbornhill

    Speckled Sussex and tiny eggs.

    Our Speckled Sussex are 26 weeks old. They have been laying for a couple of months, but continue to lay really small eggs. We have 6 and a Partridge Rock the same age. We only get 1 or 2 eggs a day from them. Is this normal? Will the eggs get any bigger? Will they start laying more of...
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    How much space is needed and how much time to maturity for turkeys?

    We are considering turkeys for next year. I like the looks of the Broad Breasted Bronze. How much space per bird is recommended and how long does it take for them to mature? Thanks in advance for replies!
  13. stubbornhill

    I feel bad for my new hens.

    We purchased four 1 1/2 year old layers on Sunday. (We needed a few more layers to support our egg needs) Two Leghorns and two Australorps. We treat our chickens very well. Don't get me wrong. They have plenty of quality layer pellets, fresh water, garden and kitchen scrap treats, a large...
  14. stubbornhill

    Do you all have ponds for your ducks?

    To me, this sounds like a really silly question. Of course ducks need a pond. Don't they????
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    Sand in Nesting Boxes?

    I know...sounds like a really silly question, but I have to ask it. In our new coop, there is plenty of roosting pole room, 2x4's wide side up, enough room for all, and every night, all 6 nesting boxes are full of hens. And to be honest, whatever, if they want to sleep in them that's cool...
  16. stubbornhill

    Shaking head and limping

    Any ideas what may be wrong or what I can do to help? One of our 19ish week old Speckled Sussex has had a limp now for about 2 weeks. We put her in confinement thinking that the teenage rooster may have been rough on her and sprained a leg, toe, etc. I have looked. No wounds, no obvious...
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    Picture of one of our babies first egg.

    Not that we all haven't seen an egg before. But...it's just so darned cute and I've been waiting for a long 18 weeks! We have 9 hens of this age and this is the first egg that we've seen. (It's the one in the middle, just in case it isn't clear ) She flew high up onto the top of the cows...
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    ladder roosting or parallel roosting

    If you were starting from scratch (pardon the pun) in your new coop, would you have a ladder style roosting system or parallel roost so that they are all on the same level?
  19. stubbornhill

    To paint or not to paint?

    Our new coop is being built in the end of our new barn. I have never painted before, but want to do this right. Should I have the roosting poles painted with sand for traction and should I have the nesting boxes painted inside so bugs would be less likely to make their home inside? Thanks in...
  20. stubbornhill

    pretty good limp

    My husband told me last night that one of the hens had a pretty good limp. So I went right out to check. Sure enough, quite a limp. Stood there on one leg for a moment and then hobbled off to get away from us. So she can put pressure on it. We caught her and I didn't see anything on her leg...
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